
Perry Smith


Crissair: The Ebb and Flow for Aerospace
By Perry Smith Managing Editor Walking through the expansive manufacturing floor at the nearly 80,000-square-foot Crissair facility in Valencia, you’d never imagine the company’s humble beginnings — an engineer on

Brush fire reported at Whittaker Bermite site
Firefighters responded Wednesday night to a 1.5-acre brush fire at the edge of the Whittaker-Bermite site near the approximate center of the Santa Clarita Valley. Flames were reported around 8:40

Christy Smith makes chicken soup with great homemade flavor
Whether its a healthy meal on the go and a nutritional boost for the immune system in the cold winter months, chicken noodle soup has long been a popular choice

Viewed on ‘Feud’, the Lawrence family
Jayme Lawrence and her family have spent countless hours watching the classic TV game show “Family Feud.” And earlier this year, Jayme realized that they could easily be on the

Appellate Court rules on restraining order between City Council candidates
The state’s court of appeals issued its opinion in a local legal saga over a restraining order and harassment claim between two City Council candidates stretching back more than a

Councilman shares recipe through generations
Santa Clarita City Councilman Cameron Smyth said his family’s connection to the Ranger Cookies recipe goes back decades — his mother, Sue Smyth, picked it up from the L.A. Unified

SCAA celebrates artists with Arts Classic Gala
Fall is here, and for the Santa Clarita Artists Association, that means it’s time for its annual Arts Classic Gala, a fundraiser that invites the whole community for an appreciation

The Signal hosts 25th Congressional District candidate debate
The two candidates vying to represent the 25th Congressional District — Congressman Steve Knight and challenger Katie Hill — met inside COC’s studio Saturday for a debate hosted by The

The Signal, SCVTV, KHTS co-host Santa Clarita City Council candidate forum
Thirteen Santa Clarita City Council candidates discussed their views for the city’s future, touching on topics from transportation funding to safety to priorities for residents. Monday evening’s forum, jointly hosted

Santa Clarita City Council candidates discuss housing and affordability at forum
Thirteen Santa Clarita City Council candidates discussed their views for the city’s future, touching on topics from transportation funding to safety to priorities for residents. Monday evening’s forum at The

Leona Valley structure fire takes one home, no injuries
While firefighters were figuring out how to get a handle around a 3,000-acre brushfire, a separate, unrelated incident left a Leona Valley home northeast of the blaze, and several additional

Firefighters make progress on Charlie Fire, still at 3,000 acres
County firefighters battling the Charlie Fire in Castaic reported the fire was still being held at 10 percent containment and approximately 3,000 acres Sunday morning, according to Inspector Joey Marron.

Carl Kanowsky: When one a day isn’t enough
Product-labeling plays a key role in how we make our buying choices. Some are merely catchy or present such a compelling culture that you are drawn in. Slogans like Nike’s

Paul Butler: How MVPs are determined
In sports, we’ll often talk of a Most Valuable Player, or the MVP. The letters MVP make me think how we can reduce the complexity of all organizations into a

Castaic Animal Care Center volunteers bond with pets, people
Caramel is ready for her close-up. The fluffy, 5-year-old terrier with tawny hair tilts her head as Terra DiSpirito finds that perfect angle with her cellphone. After getting the shot

Family looking for teen missing since Wednesday morning
A family that just moved to Castaic is looking for their 15-year-old daughter, her father said Thursday. Amanda Toral, 15, a Valencia High School student, has been missing since she

UPDATE: Basketball coach arrested on molestation charges
Adds background information on the suspect, including additional SCV schools where he coached Detectives with the Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Unit arrested a basketball coach on 13 charges in connection

VIA to host City Council candidate forum Sept. 18
The Valley Industry Association is giving the business community a chance to hear about issues for Santa Clarita next week during its monthly luncheon event. “In VIA’s history, we have

A cup for sharing
Meant to bring entrepreneurs and members of the Santa Clarita community together over coffee, 1 Million Cups once again brought together business owners to network and engage with each other.